The Osiris letting go of the Corsair had been a mistake. Although damaged, with fluids leaking out of the holes in the Corsair’s armor, Morgan could still move. If the Osiris had kept its spikes rigid, she would have fallen sprawled atop it and possibly suffered more damage, as well as loose all but the most minimal movement. Even as she was, Morgan managed a step back, the swinging beam katar missed its mark, slicing through what was left of the Corsair’s armor at the middle but missing the vital superstructure and what remained of the working mechanics.
What’s more, the Osiris’s slash now put it at a disadvantage. The Osiris’s right arm was now across its body, if it tried to swing agene, the motion would be backhanded. With Morgan standing and the Osiris on its back, there was no way such a strike could contend with her remaining cutlass. She could deflect the beam or sever the arm entirely then fallow through with a killing blow. Even if the Corsair were to collaps from its wounds, Morgan could still direct the fall so that her cutlass stabbed through the Osiris’s head and into the ground behind it. Whatever move she made, it would result in her victory.
In her bloodlust, the Osiris’s open cockpit made a tempting target. But to kill her opponent would result in her disqualification, and she had to win.
She opened her own cockpit and looked at the Egyptian, “Yield!†she shouted down, “I have the High Ground! Any move you make I can dodge and retaliate! I can strike you down before you can stand! You have lost! YIELD!†Taking the Osiris’s head would have been enough for a victory, but Morgan wanted more, she wanted the Egyptian to admit defeat. To surrender, to validate her reasons for being in this torment.
According to the tradition, there was no dishonor in loosing a fight but keeping one’s head. But in this case, if the Egyptian wanted to save face with the other fighters, he would have to give up his pride for Morgan.
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OOC: I hope you play along with this, I want to play with the idea of Morgan craving the summation of her opponents.